Multifurca
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| Unidentified Multifurca species from New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Genus: | Multifurca Buyck & V. Hofst. (2008)
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| Multifurca ochricompacta (Bills & O.K.Mill.) Buyck & V. Hofst. (2008)
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M. aurantiophylla | |
Multifurca is a rare genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the family Russulaceae. It was described in 2008, after molecular phylogenetic study had shown that it forms a monophyletic lineage within the family.[1] The genus contains six species known from the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, India, China, Thailand, Australia, and New Caledonia, but so far has not been reported from Europe, Africa, and South America.[1][2][3][4] Four of those species were formerly classified as Russula section "Ochricompactae", and Multifurca furcata was originally described as a Lactarius species.[1] Fruitbodies have adnate to subdecurrent gills and are zonate; latex (as in Lactarius and Lactifluus) is present only in M. furcata; spore print is orange; spores themselves are very small with only faint ornamentation.[1] The widespread but only punctual records of Multifurca suggest an ancient, relictual distribution.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Buyck B, Hofstetter V, Eberhardt U, Verbeken A, Kauff F. (2008). "Walking the thin line between Russula and Lactarius: the dilemma of Russula sect. Ochricompactae" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 28: 15–40.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lebel T, Dunk CW, May TW. (2013). "Rediscovery of Multifurca stenophylla (Berk.) T.Lebel, C.W.Dunk & T.W.May comb. nov. (Russulaceae) from Australia". Mycological Progress. 12 (3): 497–504. doi:10.1007/s11557-012-0856-4.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)| - ^ Montoya L, Bandala VM, Halling R. (2003). "Lactarius furcatus in Mexico and Costa Rica". Mycotaxon. 87: 311–316.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wang XH, Liu PG. (2010). "Multifurca (Russulales), a genus new to China" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 31 (1): 9–16.|
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